The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions will play host again on Friday to welcome the Paradise Honors Panthers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 43-0 victory over Blue Ridge. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won nine matchups by 28 points or more so far this season.
Jacob Newborn was his usual excellent self, rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. Another player making a difference was Dominic Painter, who picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of John Sunukjian and Cruz Corona.
Meanwhile, Paradise Honors had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against the Thunderbirds by a score of 34-24.
A big part of Paradise Honors' win came down to the chemistry between Nolan Rau and his top target Preston Brown. Rau threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns while Brown picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown. Brown's receiving production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 105 receiving yards. Charles Vandyke was in the mix as well, providing Paradise Honors with two touchdowns.
Paradise Honors wouldn't let Mohave keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Paradise Honors can thank Devin Hartsel and Parker Dailey for forcing both of them. Hartsel also made four total tackles, which is notable because Paradise Honors is 6-2 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.0 points per game. As for Paradise Honors, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Pusch Ridge Christian Academy against Paradise Honors in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, as the team secured a 63-28 win. Will Pusch Ridge Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Paradise Honors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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